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Eimear Mc Loughlin

@dreimear.bsky.social

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Multispecies anthropologist | #RuralLivelihoods #MeatProduction #KillingAnimals #SlaughterhouseWork #Agriculture #Zoos #VetAnthro #AnimalWelfare #Denmark Asst.Prof@AarhusUni PhD@UniofExeter ~I try all things,I achieve what I can~ Eimear rhymes with dreamer

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Nov 20

Did you know that you can visit an industrial pig slaughterhouse in Denmark? … and what does this have to do with Danish national identity?

Proud to have this work published with American Anthropologist!

Meet the “citizen-consumers” and “happy pigs” of porcine nationalism:
doi.org/10.1111/aman...

<em>American Anthropologist</em> | AAA Anthropology Journal | Wiley Online Library

This article examines how tours of an industrial pig slaughterhouse reinforce the continued enfoldment of Danish pigs into the fabrication of Danish national identity, an enfoldment that underpins th...

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Alison Laurence @dinostalgia.bsky.social · Aug 14

In the spirit of syllabus season, here’s a link to an extinction studies course of the #envhist #envhum variety. From the dodo to dire wolves...Please borrow, adapt, share!

drive.google.com/file/d/1SzKp...

cc: @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social!

A screenshot of the ANTI-EXTINCTION syllabus cover page with a dodo representing extinct beings. The text reads: "Though extinction is a natural phenomenon, human activity has hastened species loss in recent centuries. What factors led to the loss of the dodo, the passenger pigeon, and thylacine? What brought the American bison and California condor back from the brink of extinction? What are the promises and perils of de-extinction projects that aim to recreate dire wolves and woolly mammoths? These case studies (among others!) offer critical context for understanding ongoing biodiversity and social justice crises. Organized around questions of multispecies justice, with an emphasis on the significance of stories, this course invites students to consider what kind of existence they want for themselves and for other beings amidst the Sixth Mass Extinction."

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Jul 21

So grateful for the willing participation of inspectors and the support of EURCAW-Pigs. Thanks to the editors and reviewers at JRAI for their insightful feedback that helped to shape this article.

Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Jul 21

This article casts an anthropological lens on the moral dilemmas that arise in the enforcement of European legislation on farm and at slaughter, examining how these correspond to #AuditCulture logics that dilute the care of animal welfare through the regulatory capture of veterinary care.

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Jul 21

I am excited to finally share my first publication with Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute #JRAI based on my ongoing research on #AnimalWelfare inspection in the #EU.
#OpenAccess
Funded by EURCAW-Pigs

rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Change the world farm by farm: The moral care of audit and the paradox of animal welfare inspection in Europe

In European animal welfare inspection on farms and at slaughter, inspectors encounter moral challenges that reveal the paradox at the heart of animal welfare. Against the harsh realities of industria....

rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Susan Wardell @susanwardell.bsky.social · Jun 19

I've been in a whirlwind myself, so decided to extend this deadline out another 9 days, in case anyone else has been caught up in other things, but still wants time to organise a submission. I would love to receive your words. #ethnography #anthropology #poetry sha.americananthro.org/awards/ethno...

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Minding Animals Danmark @mindinganimals.dk · Jun 15

Et par billeder fra vores spændende seminar "Human-Animal Studies - Now and in the Future", som fandt sted på AU i går. Tusinde tak til Karen Thodberg, @dreimear.bsky.social, @laerkerecht.bsky.social og @suneborkfelt.bsky.social for spændende, tankevækkende og alsidige præsentationer. #dyreforskning

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Jun 6

Just a little over a week to go until the @mindinganimals.dk event on the 14th! If you are interested and/or working in #AnimalStudies, you won’t want to miss it! 👏

Come and join in the conversation… and meet fellow animal studies folk within and beyond your field 🎉

Minding Animals Danmark @mindinganimals.dk · May 20

Kom og vær med den 14. juni, hvor vi skal snakke på tværs af discipliner om forskning i forholdet mellem mennesker og andre #dyr.

Det er på Aarhus Universitet og det er kl. 13-16.

Se detaljerne på vores LinkedIn:

www.linkedin.com/events/human...

Human-Animal Studies – Now and in the Future | LinkedIn

Minding Animals Danmark er nu klar med vores første event, som forhåbentlig bliver startskuddet til mange flere. Vi har inviteret en række spændende talere, som vil fortælle om deres forskning i forh...

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Apr 12

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Abandoned lynx, roaming wild boar, ‘beaver bombing’ – has rewilding got out of hand?

From unauthorised species releases to small groups buying up land, ‘guerrilla rewilding’ is going mainstream. But experts worry that these rogue efforts could do more harm than good

www.theguardian.com

Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thanks to @jlorimer.bsky.social for the kind invitation! Looking forward to meeting the #More-Than-Human scholars at @ox.ac.uk and presenting my research on the #affective terrain of industrial pig farming in #Denmark and what this tells us about #pigs and the politics of pork.

See you tomorrow!✨

Technological Life - SoGE Oxford @technatures.bsky.social · Jan 16

🗓️ The 2025 Hilary Termcard is here!

👇Check out the fantastic lineup below, wonderfully curated by Beth Greenhough and @jlorimer.bsky.social.

🌍 Get in touch if you're passing through #Oxford and want to attend any of the events at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social.

Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Mar 5

I am delighted to be in @oxfordgeography.bsky.social to present my work with Danish pigs at @technatures.bsky.social! If you are interested in #affective labour, atmospheric #attunement, or just curious to learn about the lives of industrial pigs, do join! Oxford folk, reach out if you want to meet!

Technological Life - SoGE Oxford @technatures.bsky.social · Mar 5

This week we're delighted to be joined by Eimear McLoughlin (@dreimear.bsky.social) who will be presenting:

'Multispecies multimodalities: sensory #ethnography, industrial sentience, and porcine plurality'

🗓️ Thursday 6th March
⏰ 4pm
📍 @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

All welcome!

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Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social · Feb 9

Looking forward to this 2-day event on "symbiotic viruses" (4-5 March) convened by Benjamin Hegarty & @fredkeck.bsky.social www.paris-iea.fr/fr/evenement...

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thanks @helenkopnina.bsky.social - very inspired by your work so great to find you here❤️

Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Feb 7

Amazing! It’s going to be so much fun!

Mette Lovschal @lovschal.bsky.social · Feb 7

Yesterday was packed with studies of human #heathland entanglements, keynote speakers Doyle McKey & Kari Hjelle. Today's the last day of the conf with yet an impressive line of speakers on #landscape conservation & the panel 'Future of the heathlands?', led by wonderful @dreimear.bsky.social

Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Feb 7

Haha brilliant! I think the author very much lands here - where these tools exist along a continuum.

a man holding a teddy bear reading a book called asterion

ALT: a man holding a teddy bear reading a book called asterion

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Feb 6

Wonderful article that asks should “rewilding” be seen as a state that a project can either attain or fall short of, a goal with clear criteria … or is [it] a process, an ongoing move toward a wilder, more self-willed state, that can… be implemented even under agrarian or “domestic” conditions?

Jamie Lorimer @jlorimer.bsky.social · Jan 20

Dispelling The Myth Of The Wild www.noemamag.com/farming-the-...

Dispelling The Myth Of The Wild | NOEMA

Agriculture and rewilding, culture and nature, are often regarded as stark antitheses. New insights from ecology, however, suggest a path by which these seeming opposites may be reconciled.

www.noemamag.com

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Jules Skotnes-Brown @julesskotnesbrown.bsky.social · Feb 5

All papers in mine and @visualplague.bsky.social 's new special issue on "Invasive Species, Global Health, and Colonial Legacies" are now out on advance access with the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. A big thanks to everyone who has helped to make this a reality!

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Feb 6

A soft landing into the Place for the #Heathlands conference by the wonderful @lovschal.bsky.social who presented the emerging insights of the #ERC_Anthea project.

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Feb 5

Looks amazing! Very much looking forward to participating in this fascinating conference that gathers a host of vibrant perspectives on the deep time #multispecies histories and unfolding realities of #heathlands events.au.dk/heathland

Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Feb 3

In 2014, the fate of an 18-month old giraffe garnered international attention. Marius’ death & #dissection continues to spark debate about captive animal management in #zoos
Read my article on the sticky ethics of zoo animal euthanasia here:
#Multispecies
rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Killing the impulse to save Marius: Disney nature and the ethics of fascination in multispecies relations

The euthanasia of Marius, an 18-month-old giraffe at Copenhagen Zoo in 2014, triggered intense global debate about zoo management practices. This article examines how the zoo's explicit display of cl...

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Jan 23

This should be resolved now @paulgkeil.bsky.social - any issues, email me and I can send you the link! [email protected]. Thanks for the heads up!✨

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Jan 22

Strange! Will look into this and get back to you!

Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Jan 22

Happening tomorrow 2-4pm CET! #HumanAnimalRelations #Agroecology #Multispecies #Anthropology
Join online or in person!

Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Jan 20

I am delighted to be welcoming Catie Gressier to Aarhus University where she will present her work on the cycles of life and death on heritage breed farms.

It is this Thursday 2-4pm!

You can join both online and in person! For more information, click here:

aias.au.dk/events/show/...

Talk by Catie Gressier: Blood Ties: Loving, Kinning and Killing on Australian Heritage Breed Farms

In this hybrid seminar, Dr Catie Gressier examines the complexities of the cycles of life and death on heritage breed farms, and the role of kinning and killing in endangered breed conservation.

aias.au.dk

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Jan 20

Talk by Catie Gressier: Blood Ties: Loving, Kinning and Killing on Australian Heritage Breed Farms

In this hybrid seminar, Dr Catie Gressier examines the complexities of the cycles of life and death on heritage breed farms, and the role of kinning and killing in endangered breed conservation.

aias.au.dk

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Eimear Mc Loughlin @dreimear.bsky.social · Dec 16

✨Excited about sharing my research on Animal Welfare Inspection across the EU at @ehess-fr.bsky.social - Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales this week!

❤️Especially grateful to Frédéric Keck for the invitation!

Wouldn’t be possible without the support of EURCAW-Pigs 🐷

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Emma Roe @emmajroe.bsky.social · Nov 20

Excited to be advertising this collaborative PhD project idea with @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social

Thomas Dekeyser @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social · Nov 20

We are inviting applications for a PhD project on the theme of 'AI geographies of human-animal relations', supervised by
@emmajroe.bsky.social & I in Geography at Uni of Southampton.

Full details re the project, funding options & how to express interest here: www.thomasdekeyser.com/s/AI-geograp...

Image of sheep with text: AI Geographies of Human-Animal Relations
How are Artificial Intelligence technologies (re)shaping human-animals relations across a range of spheres, including consumption, entertainment, domestication, conservation, farming, research and resource extraction?

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